Universal Vare CS
A public school district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 107
- Students enrolled
- 7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 18
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,687
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 107 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,402nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 701st of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 7% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,687 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Universal Vare CS spent $24,687 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,238 in fiscal year 2012
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,687 | $3.7 million | 150 |
| FY2022 | $21,835 | $4.8 million | 218 |
| FY2021 | $15,172 | $3.1 million | 203 |
| FY2020 | $18,014 | $5.0 million | 277 |
| FY2019 | $13,875 | $4.9 million | 352 |
| FY2018 | $14,293 | $5.3 million | 372 |
| FY2017 | $15,292 | $5.9 million | 387 |
| FY2016 | $14,455 | $5.9 million | 409 |
| FY2015 | $14,234 | $5.6 million | 394 |
| FY2014 | $14,407 | $5.3 million | 371 |
| FY2013 | $12,248 | $4.8 million | 395 |
| FY2012 | $14,238 | $4.7 million | 328 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.6 million | 40.8% |
| State | $39.0 thousand | 1.0% |
| Local | $2.3 million | 58.2% |
| Total | $3.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Universal Vare CS | 107 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Grade 5 to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4200855
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2012 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2012 to 2023.
Data retrieved